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Yellowstone National Park
Permitted Boating Businesses

A commercial business permit is required to guide trips in Yellowstone National Park. The tables below list all the guided boating businesses which have permits to operate in Yellowstone National Park.

Canoeing

Far and Away Adventures/Paddle Yellowstone Mr. Steve Lentz P.O. Box 54 Sun Valley ID 83353 (208)726-8888
Idaho Recreation & BYU Ed. Dept. Mr. Scott Wood MC 150 Rexburg ID 83460 (208)496-2226
Snake River Kayak and Canoe School Mr. Donald Perkins P.O. Box 4311 Jackson WY 83001 (800)529-2501 
Sun Valley Trekking Co. Mr. Robert Jonas P.O. Box 2200 Sun Valley ID 83353 (208)726-1002
Wilderness Inquiry Mr. Lee Friedman 808 14th Ave SE Minneapolis MN 55414 (800)-728-0719

Dories

DGBK, Inc. dba, Bud Lilly's Trout Shop Mr. Dick Greene P.O. Box 530 West Yellowstone MT 59758 (406)646-7801
Fatboy Fishing Company Mr. A.J. DeRosa P.O. Box 121 Wilson WY 83014 (307)733-3061
John Henry Lee Outfitters, Inc. Mr. John Henry Lee P.O. Box 990 Dubois WY 82513 (307)455-3200
(800)352-2576
Teton Troutfitters Mr. Scott Hocking P.O. Box 536 Wilson WY 83014 (307)733-5362
Westbank Anglers Mr. Baker Salsbury P.O. Box 523 Teton Village WY 83025 (307)733-6483

Kayaking

Far and Away Adventures/Paddle Yellowstone Mr. Steve Lentz P.O. Box 54 Sun Valley ID 83353 (208)726-8888
Jackson Hole Kayak School Mr. Aaron Pruzan P.O. Box 9201 Jackson WY 83002 (307)733-2471
OARS Mr. George Wendt P.O. Box 67 Angels Camp CA 95222 (209)736-4677
Snake River Kayak and Canoe School Mr. Donald Perkins P.O. Box 4311 Jackson WY 83001 (800)529-2501 
Sun Valley Trekking Co. Mr. Robert Jonas P.O. Box 2200 Sun Valley ID 83353 (208)726-1002
Wilderness Ventures Mr. Mike Cottingham P.O. Box 2768 Jackson WY 83001 (307)733-2122

Motorized Boating

Fatboy Fishing Company Mr. A.J. DeRosa P.O. Box 121 Wilson WY 83014 (307)733-3061
Henry Fork Anglers Inc   3340 Hwy 20 Island Park ID 83429 (208)558-7525
John Henry Lee Outfitters, Inc. Mr. John Henry Lee P.O. Box 990 Dubois WY 82513 (307)455-3200
(800)352-2576
Snake River Fishing Trips Mr. Bruce James P.O. Box 3369 Jackson WY 83001 (307)733-3270
Teton Troutfitters Mr. Scott Hocking P.O. Box 536 Wilson WY 83014 (307)733-5362
Triangle X Ranch Mr. Harold Turner   Moose WY 83012 (307)733-2183
Westbank Anglers Mr. Baker Salsbury P.O. Box 523 Teton Village WY 83025 (307)733-6483
Upper Geyser Basin Hydrothermal Features on a Winter Day.  

Did You Know?
Yellowstone contains approximately one-half of the world’s hydrothermal features. There are over 10,000 hydrothermal features, including over 300 geysers, in the park.

Last Updated: April 21, 2009 at 10:51 EST